galactosugar

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noun

Any sugar that has at least one galactose moiety

OriginEnglish sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre →
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Meanings

noungalactosugar (plural galactosugars)

plural galactosugars

  1. biochemistryAny sugar that has at least one galactose moiety

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  6. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  7. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  8. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  9. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  10. Old Italianzucchero
  11. Old Frenchçucre
  12. Middle Englishsugre
  13. Englishsugar
  14. Englishgalactosugar

From galacto- + sugar.

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APA

galactosugar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosugar

MLA

“galactosugar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosugar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galactosugar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galactosugar.

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